Ticket control apparatus



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TICKET CONTROL APPARATUS Filed June 24, 1949 9 Sheets-Sheet '7 @ct. 2Q, 1193 R. HOFER TICKET CONTROL. APPARATUS 9 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed June 24, 1949 Gd, 2%; 1%3 R. HOFER 9 363 TICKET CONTROL APPARATUS Fil'ed June 24, 1949 9 Sheets-Sheet 9 a4 244 24 24a 25/ x 250 x I 24! Patented Oct. 20, 1953 UNITED s'mr S TENT OFFICE Application June 24, 1949, Serial No. 101,157 In Switzerland October 14, 1948 6 Claims.

This invention relates to ticket control apparatus and more particularly to apparatus destined for controlling the sale of passenger tickets in booking offices of railways or other passenger trafiic enterprises. It is important for passenger ticket booking offices to be able to control the sale of pre-printed tickets which are drawn from ticket stocks, and for this purpose to periodically or even daily efiect an individual accounting for each of a number of booking clerks of a ticket booking ofiice.

It is an object of the present invention to provide apparatus for controlling tickets to be sold and permitting to eiiect a periodical, for example a daily individual accounting for each single clerk of a ticket booking oflice without such apparatus interfering in any way with the rapid sale of tickets.

According to the invention this apparatus comprises means for severing from each ticket to be issued a control stub containing data specific to the issued ticket, means for successively afiixing the severed stubs to a tape to form a continuous band, record of the tickets having been issued, and means for advancing the tape, said various means being disposed in a stationary casing and operated by a common driving member.

When the apparatus is used for controlling the sale of passenger tickets, the stub to be severed from the tickets may have the fare charge impressed thereon so that the record tape can be used to ascertain the total amount of money having been received by a booking office clerk.

t is a further object of the invention to provide a ticket control apparatus in which the said tape carrying the control stubs is wound up on a receiving roll enclosed in a locked box or cassette, a separate box or cassette being provided for each booking clerk who operates the apparatus, so that for each clerk an individual record tape is produced, the clerk, at the end of his turn of service removing the box with the wound up record tape carrying the stubs of the tickets which he sold during his turn of service, while the next clerk, at the beginning of his service, introduces his tape carrying box into the ap paratus.

A further object of the invention is the provision of electromagnetically operated driving member for simultaneously severing the control stubs from the tickets being issued, affixing the stubs to the tape and stamping or impressing the date and/or other indicia on the ticket.

Various other objects of the invention and features of construction will become apparent from the following detailed description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings representing a preferred embodiment of the invention, more particularly an apparatus for controlling and simultaneously applying the date to railway tickets being issued.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus for controlling railway tickets.

Fig. 2 shows the electrical connections of the driving electro-magnet for the date impressing means, for severing and applying the ticket stubs on the tape and for advancing the tape.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the apparatus according to the line III1II of Fig. i.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section along the line IV--IV of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section along the line VV of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section along the line VIVI of Fig. 7.

Fig. 7 is a vertical section along the line VIIVII of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a similar section as Fig. '7 and shows parts of the mechanism in another position of operation.

Fig. 9 shows a detail drawn to a larger scale.

Fig. 10 shows a part of Fig. 3 in another position of operation.

Fig. 11 is a section along the line XIXI of Fig. 4.

Fig. 12 and 13 show a safety device in two different positions of operation, in horizontal section along the line X[IXII of Fig. 6.

Fig. 14 shows a detail drawnto a larger scale, viewed in the direction of the arrow XIV in Fig. 3.

Fig. 15 is an exterior view of the upper half of the apparatus Fig. 16 is a horizontal section along the line XVL-XVI of Fig. 15.

Fig. 17 is a side view of the apparatus having its lateral door opened.

Fig. 18 is a view of the box in which the record tape carrying the cut-oil ticket stubs is wound up.

Fig. 19 is a plan View of the box according to Fig. 18, partially shown in section.

Figs. 20 and 21 are transverse sections through the casing along the line XX-XX of Fig. 18, showing the box in closed and in open position, respectively.

Figs. 22 and 23 are vertical sections through the device for impressing the date and severing the ticket stubs showing the device in two different positions of operation.

Fig. 24. is a section along the line XXIV-XXIV of Fig. 22.

Fig. 30 is a fragmentary section along the line;

XVL-XVI of Fig. 15.

Fig. 31 is a vertical section along the line XXXIXXXI of Fig. 30. A

Fig. 32 is a fragmentary view of the apparatus,

the lateral door being open and'the'tape receiving box removed.

Fig. 33 is a section according to the-lirie.a:

XXXIII-XXXIII of Fig. 32.

Fig. 34 is a section along the XXIQ'ZV-XXXIV of Fig. 32.;

Fig. 35 is a view inelevation of the apparatus, the lateral door being open and parts .broken away to show the ratchet wheel'for driving the adhesive tape.

Fig. 36 is a section along-the line XXXVI XXXVI of Fig. 35.

Fig. 37 is a section along the line XXXVI}- XXXVII of Fig. 35.

The represented apparatus comprises a casing, composed of four portions, av frontand upper-Wall portion I, a bottom and'rear wall 2 which is secured by means of screws 3 and 4' to the wall portion I, and the two lateral doors 5 and 6 which are hingedly connected to the rear wall. 2 by means of journals I (Fig.1.?) in such mannerth'at the two doors can be swung open laterally. The casing is divided into three adjacent chambers I2, 1 3 and M by vertical partition walls 8,, 9 which are integral with the. front Wall 1, and by vertical partition walls H), H extending .inthe same plane as the. walls. 8 and 9 and which. are integral. with the: rear wall'of the casing.

A driving electro-magnet I5 is locatedxinthe' middle chamber 53 of'the apparatus. This magnet comprises a metallic casing l6"(Figs. 3,4 and '7) which contains a not represented magnet coil and a. plunger'armature l! which is shown line in Fig. 4 in its lowermost position when the magnetis excited. The: armaturev I! is rigidly connected. to a disc-shaped lid t8 and a pull rod l9. Fig. 7 represents the lid 18. in its uppermost position of restv when the magnet is not energised. The magnet casing l6 comprises-metallic flaps extending upwardly beyond the casing and cooperating with the lid l8 in order to increase the attractive force exerted on the lid I8 and the armature I! at the moment of closure of the mag= net'circuit. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the magnet casing I6 is fixed to the partition wall 8 by means of a flange 2| and screws 24 by the intermediary of insulating washers 22 and 23 and of rubber buffers 25'.

The pull rod I9 is secured to a flap 2'! ofa locking plate 28 bymeans of a screw 26 which. is rigidly conn'ected'to a guide rod 29' carrying at its lower end a guide roller 29"movi'ng in contact with the left hand surface of the partition wall 9. The locking plate 28 is itself guided between two rollers 30 for moving'upand down'(Fig..4) The guide roller 29 and the locking plate 28' guided between rollers 3!] allow a freemovem'ent'of the plunger l1 without any possibility of'jamming of the-latter. A rubber bufier 3| carried by the instance 48, 49,

4 plate 28 limits the movement of the armature I! by abutting in its highest position against the angular plate 32 fixed to the casing portion I.

A lever 34 and a link 35 (Figs. 3 and 4) are hingedly connected by a journal pin 33 to the guide rod 29 which is operated by the magnet pull rod IS. The lever 34 is rotatably mounted on. a plug 36 screwed into the partition wall 9. The link 35 is articulated at 31. to a plate-38 which is pivotally mounted on the pin 39 of the partition wall 9. The plate 38 is connected by means of two links. 40 with one end of a driving lever 5'2 'pivotingabout the fixed journal pin 4!. The leverdzcarries a pin 43 to which is connected the lower end of a pull rod 44 (Figs. 3 and 5) the upper'endi-of which is rotatably connected by means'of a screw pin M to a pressure beam 80. Therpressure beam is pivotally mounted on the pin 8| carried by the fixed casing. This pressure beam carries the date impression mechanism which will be described hereinafter and the severe ing knife 82for severing the ticket stubs from. the issued tickets.

When the electro-magnet is energised the armature I? is pulled into the magnetcasing [-6 and itsv downward movement is transmitted by the guide rod29, the link 35, the plate 38- and the links. ii! to the driving lever 412, which in turn acts on the pull rod 44 to swing the pressure beam 86 downwardly. Fig. 3 represents the members transmitting the movements of the armature to the pressure beam when the armature is attracted; the guide roller 29'.is in its lowermost position and the lever 42 and the pressure beam 89 are moved downwardly. When the circuit ofthe magnet is interrupted, as will be described.

later, the lever 35 swings upwardly owing to the action of a. tensionspring 19, the armature ll being pulled out of the magnet casing it. by the intermediary of the guide rod 29 and the plate 23,

while the link 35,. the lever. 38 and the links [ill transmit upward movement to the lever i2, so as to return the pressure beam 8|); by the intermediary of the pull rod 44 into .its position of rest.

The date impressing mechanism (Figs; 22-26) comprises 5 impression wheels it, 41,.43 and 49- which are rotatably mounted in a recessed portionBl of the pressure-beam 88 and the sever--.

ing knife 82, on'an-arbor 53- carried by the pres sure beam. The impression wheels areprovided.

along. their circumference with a number of teeth and-eachi-mpression wheel meshes with a correspondingly toothed setting wheel 45', 533 41, 4.8 and 49; these. setting wheels are rotatably mounted on an arborxel. which is carried by two brackets 52 on the pressure beam 30. An opening 53in a cover member 54 which closes the opening 55 in the casing wall 1 giving: access to the. impression mechanism, allows to see the setting wheels from the exterior. The impression wheels 45fand'4s serve for impressing "the day of, the month on the ticket; the teeth of the wheel 45' accordingly.carry in. successive relation the numbers. 1, .2 and 3- necessary for impressing. the tens,.- while the teeth of the wheel 46 carry the numbers 0 to 9. The teeth of the wheel 41 carry the numbers corresponding to the months 01 to 12', andthe' teeth of the wheel 48 carry numbersfor impressing .the year, for The teeth of the wheel 49 carry each a number, a letter or a particular sign each of whichsigns forming an identification mark of one of the various clerks of a ticket 7 issuing 'oifi'ce engaged in'ioperating the appa.. 'ratus. The-faces Ofth teeth of the setting wheels 45'-49 carry the same numbers or signs as the corresponding impression wheels 45-49, and are so arranged that one face of each wheel can be seen through the opening 53. The relative position of the corresponding setting and impression wheels is such that when the number to be impressed appears on the tooth face which is visible through the opening 53 on the setting wheel, this same number will then appear on the lowermost tooth of the impression wheel above the impression layer 12 made of hard bronze which is inserted into the table 56 on which the ticket is laid.

For setting the impression wheels a sliding shaft 5! is mounted in a bore of the front wall l of the casing so as to be rotatable and axially slidable. The shaft 51 carries two diametrically opposite setting pins 58 which upon rotation of the shaft engage in turn with the teeth of one of the setting wheels fis -M) and at each one half revolution of the shaft 5'! advance the corresponding wheel through one tooth, and owing .to the interengagement with the corresponding impression wheel, this latter is also advanced through one teeth. A sleeve 59 surrounds the shaft 5! and is provided with slots {is through which penetrate the setting ins 58 of the shaft 51. The sleeve 59 accordingly turns with the shaft but cannot slide axially. A curved resilient cam disc e: is placed over the sleeve 59 and is maintained on the sleeve by means of one or several annular coiled spring elements 52. A pin 53 fixed to the sleeve 55) prevents a rotation of the cam disc 5! relative to the sleeve and the shaft 51. The cam disc is provided with five notches i5 3 which are situated each in the plane of one of the setting wheels 45 to 43 and which are adapted to engage with the setting pin 58 when the shaft 57 is axially displaced. For setting each single wheel, the shaft is axially moved to bring the pin 58 in engagement with that notch which is disposed above the wheel to be set. A number of openings 65 in the cover 54 allow to see the position of the pin 53. Afte wards the shaft 5! is turned so that one of the pins 58 engages with the teeth of the corresponding wheel (Fig. 23) and at each one half revolution of the shaft the setting wheel is advanced through one tooth and the same advancing move ment is imparted to the impression wheel.

The pressure beam 85) carries a bracket 66 to which is articulated at 51 a lever 68. The end 69 of this lever carries a retaining pin (Figs. 5, 22 and 23) which extends over the width of the five impression Wheels. A spring H is lodged in the pressure beam as and acts on the lever 68 so as to tend to rotate this latter in clockwise direction in Figs. 22 and 23 and to bring the retaining pin 70 into engagement with a tooth space of all five impression wheels, so that the wheels are maintained in their exact position during the impression operation, in which the tooth with the number to be impressed is situated exactly above the plate 12 in the table 56. The lever 68 is provided with an extension 73 situated laterally of the setting wheel 45 on the level of the uppermost tooth. When a setting wheel is adjusted by rotation of the shaft '5? one of the two cams 14 which are carried by the sleeve 55 acts against the extension 13 and rocks the lever 68 against the action of the spring 7! into the position according to Fig. 23 in which the retaining pin it releases the impression wheels so that they can rotate intothe desired position. Each impression wheel coacts with a separate blade spring 15 which exerts a braking action against a periphery of the wheel to prevent a rotation of any of the other wheels, for example by friction when one of the wheels is set. Instead of punching the date on the ticket which is being issued and the number of the operator, these numbers could also be applied for example by ink on the ticket by means of printing rollers.

The severing knife 82 secured to the pressure beam is provided with a slightly, inclined cutting edge It (Figs. 5, 22, 23) which cooperates with the edge of the table 56 in order to sever the control stub 18 immediately at the rear of the place of impression of the date when the pressure beam as moves downwardly. The pressure beam 80 carries a stamp 83 which simultaneously with impressing the date on the issued ticket impresses thereon a particular safety sign so as to be able to recognize forged tickets.

When the severing knife 82 is pressed downwardly together with the pressure beam 80 a control stub 78 is severed from the ticket 1'! and is applied by the lower face of the severing knife against the top face of a sticking table 84 over which is guided an adhesive tape 85. The sticking table 34 is formed at the free end of a beam 84' which is pivotally mounted on the same pin 8! as the pressure beam 80 (Fig. 5). A handle 85 is rotatably mounted in the partition wall 9 and can be operated When the door 5.is open (Figs. 6 and 17). A cam 81 is secured to the axis of the handle at the inside of the Wall 9 in the chamber 53, this cam cooperating with one end of a lever 39 pivoted at 88. A tension spring 98 is attached to the other end of the lever and is connected to the beam 84' carrying the sticking table. In the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 17 the cam 81 releases the end of the lever. The other end of the lever, connected with the spring 96), is pulled downwardly by the action of the spring, while the beam 84' pivoted at 8|. moves downwardly by its proper weight or under the action of a spring so that the sticking table 84 will be in its lowered position shown in Fig. 17. When the handle 8b is turned in clockwise direction, the cam 8? acts on the end of the lever 39 and brings this latter to the position shown in dash-and-dot lines. The opposite end of the lever is raised, and the spring is tensioned so that the beam 84' is drawn upwardly and brings the sticking table 34 into operating position shown in Figs. 22 and 23.

The adhesive tape 85 is wound up on a supply roll 9| carried by a wall extension of a box 92 which is removable from the apparatus. This box (Figs. 1'7 to 21) is made of sheet material and forms a casing having a cover 93 which can be looked. The rear wall 94 of the box is pro-.

secured to the cylinder 98 and cooperates with a retaining pawl 102 (Fig. 17) which prevents rotation of the cylinder in a direction opposite to the tape advancing movement. From the cylinder 91 the adhesive tape is passed around a pressure cylinder :03 which is applied by a spring I04 towards the cylinder 91 and from there the assassin tape passes :to a' receivingwron: 1.05 S on vvhich the tape carrying .the severed :control stubs t8 stuck 1 thereon is :wound up. Theuaxis :ofitheapressure;

cylinder I03 is carriedhy.- anv-armfififiwhich penetrates through a slit 'l-fls -inrthe wall-of the box (Figs. 20, 21') and whichis rotatablymounted.

against the advancing roll. For placing the ad hesive-tape in position-from the supply roll 9i about the driving cylinder-91 and thepressure cylinder I03 andfor attaching the beginningyof the tape to the receiving roll I05, the pressure cylindermust be removed from'the driving cylinder: Whenthe cover-93 of the box-is opened: and the pressure cylinder "together with the arm I06 is pushed-downwardly, the edgeof the arm acts against a nose III of a pawl- II2 (Figs. 20,- 21) which is :rotatably mounted on the. axis I I3 carried by -.the:wall of: the box, and bringsjthis pawl into engagementwith. the arm I I05 which is maintained against the action of-the spring I M 'ini the position shown indash" and dot lines:

in Fig. 18. Y The adhesivetape can now-be passed around: the cylinders. In this removed position of the pressure cylinder "I93, the bent 'upend portion III) of the arm I09-arrives in the positlomaccordingtoflig. 21 in which this end por-' tion I I prevents the :closure of the cover:mern-- ber 93-; 'becausetheiock I I4 of the cover abuts against the end portion =II-I3; Only when the pressure cylinder-.-I03 has been pivotediback into its operative-position in which it applies'the ad-' hesive tape against the driving cylinder I 9?, the

cover- 93 of the box-can beshut. 'I'he returnof the pressurecylinderis effected by exerting pressureon-thebent :up end I I5 of the :pawl I I2 in order'to rock-the pawl :and release the arm I06, so that thecylinder-r-lflii turns back under :the action of the spring AIM-towards the driving cylinder; The 'cover- 93 can'now beiclosed and locked ('Fig...20) :and the ikeyi I I6 is removed from th'elock sothatno unauthorised person can have access'to the interior of the box and'accordingly to'the tape carrying-the control stubs and being wound up on the receiving roll I05 during-op --eration ofthe apparatus. When'the key H6 has been removed-the door 5 of'the main'casing can be closed which is alsonecessary for the opera- .tionof the apparatus.

A brake I I8 is applied by a spring I I1 (Fig. .17) against the supply'roll 9|. When thepressure cylinderIIlS is removed from the driving cylinder :91, the brake II8 isreleased at the sametimeby the arm I06'pivoting downwardly so that the adhesive tape 85 can be pulled off the supply roll and passed over the sticking table as to be.at-. tach'ed to the receiving .roll. '15. The sticking tablecomprises two lateral-guides H9 and I (Figs..5,-6,=17) fertile-adhesive tape. After having passed the-tape over the sticking-table its lower position and about the cylinders QI and I03, .and after attaching it to-.the receiving roll I05,-the handle-"86 is turned in clockwise direcs tion in l ig ll Thecam *81' acts then against the lever 89 and raisesthe end of the lever-which is connected by means 'of the spring 90: with the beam 84',-,- so that-the spring'will be tensioned and the beam is pulled upwardly to 1 bring the sticking-table'in its position"of operation :just beneath thesevering knife edge 16; :in which pm 8'2 sition a severedcontrol stub/can beestuck tothe tape by thelower end :of .the knife 82;?

The box 92 is .maintained'inwthechamber I4 of'thecasing by means ofrtwo pins l2I- and I22 (Figs. 4 and 5): The --pin I2I' is secured to the wall 9 and'serves-to receive thersleeve 96hr the supply rol1"9 I Thepin I22:is rotatably mounted inxthe wall 8 and extends with its forward "end into a coupling sleeve I23 which is rotatably mounted'in thewall- 9 by the intermediary of a ballbeari-ng. This .sleevecarries a coupling disc I24:-on the side of the wall 9 facing thebox -92, and this disc I24 carries a number of :coupling pins which-penetrate into corresponding holes provided in the driving disc I00-of the cylinder 91, when the sleeve 99 .of this cylinder is placed. onuthe-pin I22. This .pin rotates together-with the'sleeve I23 and carries a ratchet wheelI25 (Figs. 3, 4, 14), which cooperates with a driving pawl I26.- Thedriving pawl-is pivotally mounted on anaxis I2'I so as to .beable to tilt ina directionwhich is perpendicular to the plane of the wheel I25, and normally a blade spring I28 main tainsthe pawl in the plane of the wheel. The

I axis I2'I is mounted on a bracket I30 which can .and to-hold the pawl I26 in engagement with the teeth of the ratched wheel I25. Each time when the circuit of the driving electro-magnet I5 is opened and the armature I1 is pulled upwardly by the action of the spring .19 the lever E2 also swings upwardly'and moves the pawl I26 which turns the ratched wheel ,I25'through one tooth. The pin I22 and the coupling sleeve. I24-accordingly effect a small angular movement by which the cylinder 91 ofthe adhesive tape is advanced. The cylinder carries outside ofthe gearwheel IOI a circular disc I32 having its circumference provided with a groove receiving a flexible driving member I33 for transmitting .the movement of rotation of the cylinder to'the receiving roll I65; This driving member is preferably formed by a helically coiled steelbelt: 7

It has been seen that the driving magnet, when energised-causes the pressure beam and the severing knife 82 to swing downwardly, and at the same time the controlstub 18 severed by the knife from the ticket'is pressed" on: the tape 85 andstuck thereon'while thetape passes over the table 84. 'When afterwards the pressure beam and the severing knife move upwardly, the ratchet wheel I251 is operated at the same time and the driving cylinder 97' isturned, whilealso the receiving roll I05 is moved by the driving member 1'33 and the tape is wound up and advanced over the table 84, so that a fresh portion of tape is ready above the table to receive the successively'severed stub; Since'the diameter of the're-' ceiving roll increases "when the winding of the tape progresses and the angular distance traversed by the tape becomes greater when theangular rotation of the roll remains constant, or when inversely a smaller angular rotation is necessary in :order to advance the tape-through the same distanceg a helically coiled elastic steel belt 133 is used as-driving conn'ection betweenthe cyliI1- der '91, which constantly rotates through the same amount, and thereceiving roll Ii 5,- so as'to compensate'the'une'qual angularrotations of the cylinderxfilx and the roll I05 1 It is visible from "Figs. 17'and' 1 8that the three stubs 18 which'are the -last---having been stuckonthe tape 85-1 are still accessible outside or the boxiez *beforefdisappearingwithinthe box-when .9 the tape is advanced. In order to prevent removal of these stubs or replacement of them by other stubs for the purpose of fraudulently modifying the control record of the issued tickets. provision is made that the box 92 will be accessible, and removable from the apparatus only after the cylinder 9'! has been advanced through a sufficient angle that all stubs 78 on the tape 85 disappear in the interior of the box.

For this purpose provision is made that the lateral door of the apparatus can be opened only after this advance of the tape has been effected. First it is necessary to open the lateral door 6 and to swing a manually operated lever 2I5 downwardly before the door 5 can be opened (Figs. 4, 35, 36). The lever 2I5 is fixed to a sleeve 2 it which is loose on the pin I22 and engaging a further loose sleeve 2I'I; this sleeve 2I'I has an extension 2 I8 which carries a driving pawl 2 I 9 cooperating with the ratchet wheel I25. The sleeve 2II further carries an arm 229 which is connected by a rod 22I to an extension 222 of a cam sleeve 223 (Fig. 37) The connection of the arm 229 with a rod 22I is made by means of a pin 224 engaging a slot 225 provided in the rod. The cam sleeve 223 is loose on a rod 226 which is slidable between the walls 8 and 9. A pin 221 of the rod 226 is engaged in a V-shaped cam notch 228 of the sleeve 223 and is constantly applied by the spring 229 into this notch. The rod 226 is connected to one end of a lever 229 pivoted on a screw in 224 in the front wall I of the casing; the other end of the lever carries a hook 232 which engages a proiection233 of the door when this latter is closed and maintains the door in closed position.

In order to remove the box 92 from the apparatus, the door 5 must be opened; first however, the door 6 must be opened and the lever 2I5 must be rocked by hand. The door 6 is opened by exerting a pressure on the latch 253 in the wall I of the casing (Fig. 16). When this latch is pushed inwardly, the head 254 of a pin 255 carried by the door 6 and traversing the latch 253 is released and the door 6 can be opened. Now, the lever 2I5 is actuated and accordingly the driving pawl 2 It is operated and the ratchet wheel I25 turned through a corresponding angle to impart by the intermediary of the shaft I22 a suflicient angular movement to the cylinder 91 in order to advance the tape 85 sufliciently so that all stubs it disappear intothe interior of the box 92.

When the sleeve 2I'I and the pawl 2I8 are turned, the pin 22 d of the arm 229 has been moved to the opposite end of the slot 225 without moving the rod 22 I. After having first moved the ratchet I25 and the tape driving cylinder 91 the further pivoting movement of the lever 2I5 causes the pin 224 to move the rod 22I and to thereby turn the cam sleeve 225. The V-shaped cam accordingly moves the pin 22'! with the rod 226 towards the right in Fig. 37 so that the lever 239 is pivoted and the hook 232 released from the projection 233. The door 5 can now be opened and the box 92 can be removed from the chamber I5. When the door 5 is closed again, the hook 232 snaps by itself behind the projection and the spring 229 moves the cam sleeve 223, and by the intermediary of the rods 222, 22I and 229,

also the pawl 2 it back into the position of rest.

Fig.- 2 shows that the circuit of the driving magnet I5 is controlled by two switches, a main switch I34 and an auxiliary switch I35. The main .switchltd is closed when introducing a ticket into the apparatus for having the date impressed thereon and the stub 78 severed; opening of the switch I34 is automatically effected by the armature pull rod I9, as will be described later, shortly before the armature IT has reached the end of its energising stroke. In order to close the circuit by operation of the switch I34, it is however necessary to first close the auxiliary switch I35, and this switch can be closed only when the apparatus is completely ready for operation.

The resilient switch arm I35 which is carried by an insulating member I55 (Figs. 3 and 7) is connected in any convenient manner to the current supply. As long as the apparatus is not ready for operation the contact arm I35 is held in position of rest by collars I31 and I38 which are adjustably fixed ,on looking rods I39 and I49, so as to be separated from the contact MI. The two locking rods I39 and I49 are mounted with one end in the front wall I of the casing and with the other end in the bracket 32. In contact locking position the two rods are engaged with their ends in openings :42 and I43 of the plate 28 which is carried by the armature-pull rod I9 and prevent operation of the armature, even if the magnet circuit could be closed or if it would be tried to push the armature downwardly by hand, acting on the knob 559 (Fig. 3).

The rod I39 is locked against sliding movement by a cam I44 of a lock I45 mounted in the wall I of the casing (Fig. 10). The release of this rod I 39 can onlybe effected by introducing a key I46 into the lock and by turning the cam to the position shown in Fig. 3, whereafter a spring I41 pushes the rod towards the left in Fig. 10 so that the rear end of the rod releases the plate 28, While at the same time the collar 55! is withdrawn from the contact arm I35, However, in order to release the contact arm I95, also the rod I49 carrying the collar I39 must be moved towards the left into the position shown in Fig. 8. The locking rod I49 is also mounted with one end in the wall I of the casing and with the other end in the bracket 92 and engages with this latter end the plate 25 on the pull rod I 9. A spring I48 inserted between the wall I and a collar I49 on the rod I49 tends to maintain the rod I49 in its locking position according to Fig. '7. A switch arm I5I is fixed to a vertical shaft I52 and abuts with its free end against the collar I49 of the locking rod I49 (Figs. 6, 8, 12 and 13). The shaft I52 is rotatably carried by a bracket I53. The lower end I52 of the shaft I52 is bent at right angles and connected by means of a link I54 with a lever I58. One end of this lever is connected to a push rod I59 the free end of which traverses a plug I69 inserted into the wall 9 so as to be acces sible from the chamber I4 of the casing which serves to receive the tape carrying box 92. The

.other end of the lever I53 is rotatably connected to a slide I6! which is carried by the lower side of the beam 84 by means of screws I53 penetrating through slots I62 in the slide. The lateral door 5 is provided with an abutment I64 which, when the door is closed, acts against the end of the slide IBI and maintains this latter in its position represented in Fig. 12 in which the slide is displaced towards the left. The wall extension of the box 92 carries a pin I 65 which.

when the box is placed into its position in the chamber I4, penetrates into the plug I 69 and acts'against the end of the push rod I59 traversing the plug (Figs. 12. 13) in order to hold 11 this rod also in its position-ih-which it is" pushed towards the left.

When the door is open, or whenthe box 9-2 is removed from its position,'the pivot I 66 of the lever I58 can move towards the right in Fig. 13 and the shaft I52 is urged by the spring I 48 (Fig. 7) acting against the collar I49 by the intermediary of the arm I5I,'i'nto the position according to Fig. 13 in whichthe end I52 of the shaft is rocked towards the right and has moved the lever I58 also towards the right, while the locking rod I40 is in its locking position and engages the plate 28. When now the box 92 is inserted, the pin I65 acts against the push rod I59 and causes the lever I59 to turn about the pivot I66 into the positionaccording to Fig. 13, since the slide I6I is free and can move towards the right until the screws I63 abut against the left end of the slots I62. When now the door 5 is closed the abutment I64 acts against the slide I6I; the lever I58 is now maintained at the axis I61 since the rod I59 abuts against the pin I65 of the box wall 9-5; the axis I61 therefore forms the pivot of the lever I50 for the movement imparted to the lever by the slide I6I' when the cover 5 is closed. The pivot I66 accordingly moves towards the left and the link I54 rotates the shaft I52 while this latter rocks the arm I5'I which moves the locking rod I40 against the action of the spring I48 towards the left into the position according to Fig. 8 The collar I 38 moves with the rod I40 and releases the switch arm I35. When now the locking cam I44 is removed from the collar I39 of the rod I39, both rods I39 and I40 are released from engagement with the plate 28 of the armature pull rod I9 and both contacts I35 and I4I' have been closed. The armature I1 can now be pulled into the magnet coil when the magnet is energised by closure of the main switch I34.

The closure of the main switch I134 is automatically efiected when a ticket 11 which is to be sold is inserted into the slot opening F68 above the table 56 for the purpose of impressing the date on the ticket. The edge of the ticket. abuts then against one end of'an arm I69 'of'a releasing-lever I (Figs, 7, '16) which is rotatably mounted on an axis I1I. Aslong as the two locking rods I39 and I40'are maintained in their locking position the: upper. end I12 of the lever I10 (Fig. '7) abuts against the collars I13-and I14 on-the locking rods so that the lever cannot rock when the ticket is inserted in the slot I68; accordingly the main switch I34v cannot be closed as long as the two locking rods I39 and I40 are not released.

The lever I10 carries a cam plate I15 (Figs. '7 and 8) engaging aprojection I16 of an arm111 which is rotatably mounted at I18. This arm I11 is connected by means of a rod I19 with a switch lever I80 which carries one of the contacts of the main switch I34 and which is rotatably mounted at I BI. A tension spring I82 connects the switch lever I80 with. the releasing lever I10 andtends to maintain the lever I10 in the position shown in Fig. '7, even when the collars I13 and I14 are moved towards the left upon release of the locking rods I39 and I40. When the ticket is inserted into the slot opening I68 and abuts against the arm I69 of the lever I10, this lever is moved in counterclockwise direction into the position according to Fig. 8. A pawl I83 cooperates. with the projection I16 of thearm I11; this pawl in the position according to Fig. 7 is applied under spring action from beneath against the projection 116'. Whenthe releasing-lever I10 is rocked-into-the position according tdEig. 8, the cam-plate E15 alsorrocks upwardly and releases theprojection 'I16-on the arm I11 'I'ThB switch lever I subjected to the action of the spring I8'2='i's. now suddenly rocked in counterclockwise directiomsincethe projection I 16 can slide. over the pawl I 83, an'd 'the contacts of the main switch I- 3'4 carried bythe switch lever are applied against the fixed contacts I84 (Fig; 8) and close the circuit of the driving magnet I5. The armature I1- is attracted and causes actuation, in the manner already described, of the movement transmission members v35, 38', 40, 42; of pressure lever 80 for-impressing the date on the ticket which is introduced through .the slot 16-8, and also of the severing knife 82" for severing thecontrol stub18 and for applyingthis latter to the adhesive tape 85,

A moment before the-armature arrives in its lowermost positionat the end of its attractive stroke, the-main switch 134 is opened by the pull rod P9 and the magnet circuit is again interrupted. ='Forthis purposethe pull rod I9 comprises a plate I585 of'adjustable position and provided with a projecting portion I86 (Figs. 4-and 1 1) The projecting portion .1 06. engages? the end of thecontact carrying switch lever ['80 just beforethe armature :reaches. its lowermost. position and causes a pivoting-movement of'this lever in clockwise direction so as to efiec-t av sudden separation of the contacts; 'The magnet circuit is now. interrupted and the apparatus is. in this moment; in .theuposition; represented in Fig. 3. By the action of-spring tlfi the armature is raised and returned to its position of rest. This-movement/also causes "the lever .42 to be moved upwardly in Fig. 3:, so as, to; return the pressure beam and the severingknife 32 toxtheirposition of rest. The drivingpawl I126 carried by the plate 130. is also pushed; upwardly by the lever 42 and drives the: ratchet wheel I25 and accordingly the tape advancing'cyiinder 91 in. the box; 92 through one'step. The adhesive tape having received a control stubw at the; ownward stroke of the armature is now advanced by. movement ofthe receiving roll 1.05; and. a fresh po tion of tape is. pulled; above thetablet l to. be r y f receiving the stubto bese-vered from the nex following ticket which isissued.

When the main'switch 134 is opened and the switch lever t8!) rockedin clockwise c ion, he arm I11 is returned by the rod I19 into itswpQSi: tion shownzin Fig. 7. rwhilerat theame t m t spring .182; is. 'tensioned. and returns the. -.re1ea$ins lever H0; also-into. the ipositicnrshcwnin. Fig. 1 in Whic-hit can hev operated: again by. e nex iollowingticketto beissued; "The projection I16 ofkthe arm I11 has been pulled outof the pawl 153 and the. cam I 5 has b en; return d ge he withthe releasing lever H0 into the positionaccording to Fig. 7. All-parts of the apparatus for impressing the date and for severing a control stub and-sticking the. stub Qllth$ adhesive tape are now again ready foroneration wh n issuing a further ticket, and-when the alima u eis ail tractedand moves downw rd y upon c o ure.- o the magnet circuit, the driving pawl. I26 is made to engage the next following, tooth of the ratchet wheel I25.

The described apparatus also effects automatically the control of tickets issued for half rate. The half rate tickets are not always reprinted for all courses, but they are frequently obtained by cutting off a portion-of a usual full rate ticket "by hand. When: issuing a ticket in 13 the manner described the severed stub indicates the full fare; provision must therefore be made to obtain a record of tickets sold at half rate.

- For this purpose means are provided to sever a second stub from a ticket to be sold at half rate after the first stub I8 has been cut off in the described manner and to collect this second stub on which also the price of the full rate ticket is printed. When the subsequent control and accounting of the tickets sold by a booking ofiice clerk is effected, the price of the collected stubs of the tickets which have been sold for half rate is summed up and one half of the total sum is deducted from the total price of all issued tickets appearing on the wound-up record of stubs I8 stuck to the adhesive tape 85.

For severing the stubs of tickets sold for half rate a second table I8! is provided laterally of the table 55 and a slot opening I88 above the table I81 allows the introduction of the tickets 'I'! for the purpose of severing the second stub (Figs. 7, 8, 15, 16). A second severing knife I89 fixed to the pressure beam 88 cooperates with the edge of the table I87. For collecting the severed stubs there is provided a receptacle I90 which is placed into a drawer Isl situated below the table I81 and arranged to be drawn out of the apparatus by means of a knob I82. The receptacle I98 i maintained in the drawer by a sprin I93 fixed to the table 84 and is inserted with its upper end between the beam as and the table I8? and guided by a setting screw I 9%. When severing a stub I95 (Fig. 9), this latter is immediately pressed downwardly by means of two pins I96 provided on the pressure beam, and

inserted into the receptacle I98. A plate I91 in the receptacle carrying the stubs I95 is pressed upwardly by a spring I93. The stubs introduced into the receptacle are prevented from falling out through the open upper end by means of the inwardly projecting ends of two retaining springs 399. When a severed stub Ice is pressed into the receptacle these springs I89 are separated to let the stub pass into the interior of the receptacle. I-Ioles 288 are provided in the wall of the'receptaele permitting inspection to see if the receptacle is soon filled with stubs and must be replaced by an empty one.

For issuing a half rate ticket an ordinary full rate ticket TI is introduced through the slot I88 into the device for impressing the date, in order to first apply the date to the ticket and to sever the control stub '59 and affix this latter to the adhesive tape 85, as has been described. Afterwards the ticket is withdrawn from the slot I88 and its Opposite end 28I'is now introduced into the opening I88 above the table IB'I. Again, the end of the ticket abuts against the releasing lever I38 and rocks this latter so that the main switch I36 is closed and the magnet circuit established. The armature I? is attracted and the pressure beam 88 is lowered again. The severing knife I89 (Fig. 8) new cuts off a control stub I85 along the line 282 from the lower end of the ticket (Fig. 28) and the pins I96 on the beam press the stub into the receptacle I98.

When severing a stub I95 for half rate tickets, the date impressing device and the knife 82 are also lowered together with the pressure beam 88, but no stub 18 is severed at this time by the knife 82, nor stuck on the adhesive tape 85; provision is accordingly made that the driving cylinder 9"! for the tape 85 is only moved when the date is impressed and a stub I8 for fullrate tickets cut oil, but not when a stub "I95 is sevcred. A slide 203 is provided at the outside or the wall I of the casing between the two slot openings I68 and I88 for insertion of the tickets (Figs. 15 and 16). This slide can be horizontally moved to and fro on the wall I on which it is maintained by screws 285 penetrating a slot 284 of the slide. In Figs. 15 and 16 the slide 283 is represented in its left hand position in which position a ticket I! can be inserted through the opening I58. In this position of the slide its left hand end slightly projects beyond the opening I88 so that no ticket may be inserted into this opening. In order to be able to sever a stub I for half rate tickets, it is necessary to first withdraw the ticket 11 from the opening 68, to turn the ticket and then insert it with its end 2! into the opening I88 whereby the slide 203 is moved towards the right. The opening I88 is in this manner exposed for insertion of a ticket, but the opening I 68 will be obturated as is represented in dotted lines in Fig. 16. It is accordingly not possible to simultaneously in sert tickets in both openings I68 and I88 and the operator of the apparatus is prevented from cutting off at the same time a stub I8 for full rate tickets and a stub I95 for half rate tickets. In order to prevent an advance of the cylinder 91 when a control stub I95 for half rate tickets is severed, an arm 288 is provided on the slide 203 which arm penetrates through the wall I towards the interior of the casing and has attached to its free end a spring 1201 (Fig. 14). The spring is applied against the driving pawl I26, and when the slide 293 is moved towards the right in Fig. 16 the pawl I25 is rocked about the axis I21 in order to be brought out of engagement with the ratchet wheel I25 as is indicated in dash-and-dot lines in Fig. 14. The pawl I26 moves together with the driving lever 42 when the driving magnet is energised but it does not advance the ratchet wheel I25 and accordingly the cylinder 91 does not move. When after issuing a half rate ticket a full rate ticket is sold again, the slide 283 moves towards the left when the ticket is inserted into the opening I68; the arm 296 with the spring 28'! moves together with the slide and releases the pawl which is again brought into engagement with the ratchet wheel I 25 by the spring I28.

Laterally of'the table 56 the door 5 of the casing carries a further table 208 above which the door is provided with a slot opening 289 situated in the same plane as the slot opening I88 for the insertion of the tickets into the date impressing device. When tickets of a special size larger than the socalled Edmonson type tickets are to be sold, a'latch 2H1 which forms the lateral guide for normal size tickets can be raised. It is then possible to insert below the latch 2H1 tickets which are larger than the guide slot between the slide 293 and the latch ZII! through the slot openings I88 and 209 until their left hand edge abuts against the releasing lever arm I89, so that the main switch of the magnet circuit will be closed and the armature attracted to operate the pressure beam which causes the date to be impressed on the ticket while the severing knife lowering with the pressure beam cuts on a stub fronrthe leit hand corner of the in serted ticket and sticks it to the adhesive tape. When the ticket consists of an ordinary paper sheet which could not move the releasing'lever I18 when it abuts against the end'of the arm I89, it is possible to manually operate the lever, 'I'IO by 'means'of a button"234"'disposed below the table: 20.8.on;the-.door6f(Figs..15; 30,?31). When this button is pressed inwardly against' a spring .235 it .moves a rod -230zprovided with an inclined surface 231. This surface acts against apiece of wire 238 which is hooked into the wall 9 and extends upwardly, so that upon rockingthe wire its upper end presses against the arm I59 of thereleasing lever I10 and causes this lever to pivot as described, in order to'initiate the closure of the main switch I34 of the .magnet circuit.

An incandescent bulb 2!! (Fig. 2) is disposed in the electrical circuit of the apparatus which bulb is illuminated when the supply of adhesive tape on the supply roll 9! is soon exhausted, or when the receiving roll I05 is soon filled. The bulb isvisible through a window 2I2 on the top of the apparatus. Laterally of the bulb is dis-- posed a fuse 2I3 in the circuit.

The contact device for the bulb 2!! is shown in Figs. 32 to'34. A feeler 239 is applied against the circumference of the tape supply roll 9! and is rigidly connected with a pressure arm 24! by the intermediary of an axis-240. A spring 242 tends to rock the pressure arm in counterclockwise direction in Fig.-32.and to maintain the feeler applied against the tape. supply roll. When the-tape supply. decreases the feeler 239 moves inwardly towards the center of the roll until it arrives in the. position which is represented in dash and dot lines, and the pressure arm 24! rocks correspondingly until its head '24! abuts against a spring contact 243 and .moves this latter towards the complementary contact 244, whereby the circuit of the bulb 2!! is closed and its illumination indicates to the operator of the apparatus. that the supply roll must soon be changed.

In order that the feeder-239 does not interfere with the insertion of the roll 9!, the pres sure arm 24! is connected by a rod 245 with the beam 84 of the sticking table. When the beam 84, as has been described, is lowered by means of the knob 96 and the lever '89 (Fig. 17) in order to insert and pass the tape 85 above the table 84, the rod 245 acts against the arm 24! and lowers the feelerto its lowermost position which is represented in Fig. 32. When the stickingtable is raised, the end of the rod 245 can slide in a slot 245 of the pressure arm 24! without-moving this arm. This slot 246 is of such length that the arm 24 l when the diameter of the supply roll decreases, can rock so far until it produces the. closure'of the contacts 243 and 244. .These' two .contacts are also caused to close thecircuit when'the :receiving roll -I05 is almost full. A feeler 248 is rotatably mounted on an axis 24! disposed in the partition wall 9. This feeler extends 'over a disc of the roll I05 and makes contact with the tape collecting on this roll when the roll is almost filled. The other end of the lever 248 is connected with one end of a sliding rod-250 having other end supported in the wall I of the casing. The rod 250 carries an arm 25! which extends to the rear 'of'the contact spring 244. When the roll I05 is soon filled, the wound-up tape acts against the feeler 248 and'rocks thisfeeler in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 34. The end 249 pulls the rod 250 towards the right and the arm 25! applies the contact 244 againstthe contact 243, whereby; the circuit of the bulb 2!! is also closed and shows to the operator that the rolls of the box must be :changed. A weaktension spring 252 maintains the ieeler 248 .in its position against the periphery of one of the lateral discs of the roll I05.

If for any reason no electrical current for energising the-driving magnet should be available, the apparatus can also be operated by hand. For this purpose the cover 2I5 (Fig. '7) which during electric operation is inserted in the opening 244 of the top of the apparatus, is removed and replaced by a knob I50 which when not in use is stored in the .chamber. I2 of the apparatus (Fig. 4) where it can be inserted in a corresponding opening in the wall 8'. Fig. 3 shows the knob I59 in operative position when it has been pressed down; it is provided with a pointed end ZIB' which penetrates into a corresponding recess in the upper'edge of the plate 28 connected to the. armature pull rod -!9. When applying pressure on the knob, the plate 23 together with the armature and the guide rod 29 can be pressed downwardly so that the movement is transmitted to the pressure beam 80 in the same manner as though the magnet had been energised.

It is possible to connect the circuit of the electro+magnetl5 to the motor ofan electric adding machine, so'that, when prior to issuing a ticket, that is to say before impressing the date and severing a control stub, the priceof a ticket is set up on the keyboard of the adding machine, the machine is released as soon as the circuit of the electro-magnet is closed by introducing the ticket into the date impressionmechanism. In this manner it is possible, in addition to forming a record by the stubs of the sold tickets, to produce a'further record of the received money by the control strip of the adding machine.

When the booking clerk who operates the apparatus has terminated his service, he removes the box 92 from the chamber I4 of-the apparatus. He'also pulls out the drawer I9! and takes out the receptacle Iwith the control stubs I of the tickets having been sold at half rate, and gives them together with the cash in his money box to the person which is charged with controlling the sale of tickets. This .person can effect the control at any suitable time, that is to say he will open the cover 93 of the box and remove the wound-up tape with the stubs 18 from the receiving roll I05. Then the total amount of money received by the booking clerk is calculated by means of the ticket stubs I8 appearing on the tape and the ticket'stubs I95 in the receptacle I90, and accounting is'effected. The next following booking clerk who takes charge of the apparatus takes his own box 92 and introduces it in the described manner into the apparatus, he also inserts a new receptacle I99 in the drawer I9! and can then start with the sale of tickets.

The described apparatus is capable of considerable modification without in any manner departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not wish 'to be understood as limiting myself to the specific construction herein illustrated except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. Apparatus for controlling tickets being issued comprising a casing,means in said casing for severing a stub from the ticket to be issued, a continuous tape adapted to pass beneath said stub severing means,.means for successively attachingthe'severed stubs to said tape to obtain a record of the tickets havingbeen issued, means tor intermittently advancing said tape, means for simultaneously apposingthe date ofzissue onthe ticket being issued, a common driving 17 member operative for actuating said stub severing means, said stub attaching means, said tape advancing means and said date apposing means, an electromagnet operatively connected to said driving member, an electric circuit therefor, contact means adapted to be actuated by a ticket inserted into the apparatus to close said circuit and energise the electromagnet, a tape carrier removably mounted in said casing, a locking member operative to prevent actuation of said common driving member and of said contact means when said tape carrier is removed from the casing, and means coacting with said looking member and said tape carrier for moving the locking means to release said driving member and said contact means when the tape carrier is mounted within the casing.

2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and comprising an armature for said electromagnet, a lever transmission between the armature and said driving member, and means for manually actuating said driving member.

3. A ticket control apparatus comprising a casing, a pivotally movable pressure beam in said casing, means carried by said pressure beam for M apposing the date of issue on the ticket being issued, a knife carried by said pressure beam for severing a stub from the ticket, said casing being provided with a slot opening for insertion of a ticket underneath said knife, a tape adapted to pass beneath said knife, means on said knife for successively applying each severed stub to the tape to obtain a continuous record of the tickets having been issued, a pivotally mounted driving member for actuating said pressure beam when moved in one direction and for advancing said tape when moving in the other direction, a second knife carried by said pressure beam in longitudinally spaced relation to said first mentioned knife, said second knife being adapted to sever a second stub from a ticket being issued, means below said second knife to collect the stubs severed thereby independently of the stubs severed by the first mentioned knife, said casing being provided with a second slot opening for insertion of a ticket underneath said second knife, and a slide mounted on the wall of the casing between said two slots, said slide being of a length greater than the interval between the two slots,

whereby one slot opening is partially covered by the slide when the other slot opening is uncovered for insertion of a ticket.

4. Apparatus for controlling tickets being issued, comprising a casing, a pressure beam movable in said casing, means on said pressure beam for apposing the date on the ticket being issued, a knife carried by said pressure beam for severing a stub from the ticket being issued, a tape adapted to pass beneath said knife, means for successively attaching the severed stubs to said tape to obtain a record of the tickets having been issued, a supply roll for said tape, a driving cylinder engaging the tape, a receiving roll for winding up said record of issued tickets, a common driving member operatively connected to said pressure beam and to said driving cylinder for the tape, a second knife carried by said pressure beam in longitudinally spaced relation to said first mentioned knife, said second knife being adapted to sever a second stub from the ticket being issued, means below said second knife for collecting the ticket stubs severed thereby, said casing having slot openings for introducing a ticket to be issued underneath one of the other 18 of said knives, and means actuated upon insertion of said ticket in the slot opening associated with said second mentioned knife to render inoperative the driving connection between said driving member and said tape driving cylinder.

5. Apparatus for controlling tickets being issued, comprising a casing, a pressure beam movable in said casing, means on said pressure beam for apposing data on the ticket being issued, a knife carried by said pressure beam for severing a stub from the ticket being issued, a tape adapted to pass beneath said knife, means for successively attaching the severed stubs to said tape to obtain a record from the tickets having been issued, a supply roll for said tape, a driving cylinder engaging the tape, a receiving roll for winding up said record of issued tickets, a common driving member operatively connected to said pressure beam and to said driving cylinder for the tape, a box removably mounted in said casing and carrying said tape supply roll, said driving cylinder and said receiving roll, a pressure roller adapted to apply the tape against the surface of the driving cylinder, a pivotally mounted supporting arm carrying said pressure roller, a cover member for said box adapted to be locked to render the record of the issued tickets inaccessible, said pressure roller being removable from said driving cylinder by a pivotal movement of said supporting arm when said cover is open, and means on said cover abutting against said supporting arm when the pressure roller is removed from the driving cylinder and permitting closure of the cover only when the pressure roller is applied on the driving cylinder.

6. Apparatus for controlling tickets being issued comprising a casing, means in said casing for severing a stub from the ticket to be issued, a continuous tape adapted to pass beneath said stub severing means, means for successively attaching the severed stubs to said tape to obtain a record of the tickets having been issued, means including a driving cylinder for intermittently advancing said tape, means for simultaneously apposing the date of issue on the ticket being issued, a common driving member operative for actuating said stub severing means, said stub attaching means, said tape advancing means and said date apposing means, an electromagnet operatively connected to said driving member, an electric circuit therefor, contact means adapted to be actuated by a ticket inserted into the apparatus to close said circuit and energise the electromagnet, a supply roll for said tape, a receiving roll for winding up said record of issued tickets, a box removably mounted within said casing and carrying said tape supply roll, said driving cylinder and said receiving roll, said box forming a chamber in which are mounted the driving cylinder and the receiving roll, means for locking said box to render the record of the issued tickets inaccessible to the person issuing the tickets, a locking member operative to prevent actuation of said common driving member and of said contact means when said box is removed from said casing, and means coacting with said locking member and said box for moving the locking means to release said driving member and said contact means when the box is mounted within the casing.

ROLF HOFER.

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